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Deptford 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Report of Tuberculosis Officer—continued.
The number of deaths for the year is 114 as compared with
127 for 1930.
1930 1931
Pulmonary deaths 113 100
Non Pulmonary deaths 14 14
Analysis of the notifications and deaths for the year according
to sex and age are given in the accompanying tables:—
Particulars of New Cases and of Deaths during the Year 1931.
| Age Periods. | New Cases.* | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 5 | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | - |
| 15 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | - |
| 20 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | - |
| 25 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 4 |
| 35 | 16 | 11 | - | — | 7 | 5 | — | 1 |
| 45 | 17 | 4 | — | — | 18 | 5 | — | — |
| 55 | 14 | 6 | — | — | 11 | 3 | — | — |
| 65 and upwards | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — |
| Totals | 104 | 77 | 19 | 25 | 60 | 40 | 5 | 9 |
*Note—Including 27 cases which came to the knowledge of the Medical Officer
of Health otherwise than by notification, viz., death returns, "transfers,"
posthumous notification, Forms C and D.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
Interval between Notification and Death in 1931.
Not notified 4
Died before notification 6
Died within one week of notification 5
„ „ one week to one month 8
„ „ one month to three months 12
„ „ three months to six months 10
„ „ six months to one year 15
„ „ one to two years 16
„ „ two to three years 7
„ „ three to four years 8
„ „ four to five years 2
„ „ five to six years 1
„ ,, six to seven years 1
„ „ seven years and upwards 5
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